# Accident 19830109002262A: Beech D55, Cherry Point, NC, January 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1983, 16:44 local time
- Place: Cherry Point, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8992° N, 76.9010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8992&lon=-76.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7142N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7142N-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 4,455 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83MA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83MA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830109002262A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MID AIR COLLISION OCCURRED DURING INTERCEPT BY MILITARY FIGHTER. BEECH AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED ADIZ WITHOUT CLEARANCE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- 2MIL, Gendyn F111: [Accident 19830109002261A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830109002261A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83MA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83MA084), Jan 9, 1983: Beech D55 (N7142N), Cherry Point, NC, destroyed, 7 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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